Copywriter
Location: DE, , Berlin
Department: Marketing
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Not Applicable
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Marketing

Company profile:

Job description:
Contentful is a content management system (CMS) that allows for platform-agnostic publishing on any kind of device. Unlike traditional web CMS vendors, Contentful separates content from presentation and delivers content via an application programming interface (API) in a developer friendly format. That way, companies can easily publish editorial content on smartphones, tablets, and all the other new "smart" devices.We are growing quickly and have enterprise customers from all around the world (Axel Springer, Playboy, Nike, Jack-in-the-Box). We are funded by great venture capital investors, Benchmark’s European sister Balderton (MySQL, Redhat, Twitter, New Relic, Dropbox) and SaaS expert Point Nine Capital (ZenDesk, Unbounce, Server Density). Our advisory board includes key personalities from the BBC, Apple, Rovio, Heroku, Symantec as well as thought leaders in the Web and Content Management space.We are looking for our first copywriter, who tells the Contentful story. You will be responsible for:Writing persuasive marketing and PR copy in many formats, including web pages, blogs, newsletters, interviews, case studies, white papers, press releases, etc.Building on and establishing a clear and consistent Contentful voiceGetting to the heart of the story. Finding and expressing the emotion, narrative, and brand relevance of our product and the technology topics that drive them.Seed and drive the conversations of the web in content marketing, social media, and on third party sites.Proactively collaborating with marketing, product management, and engineering staff.Help our engineering and product management staff in fine tuning the messaging of our technical documentation.

Requirements:
You know how to write copy that captures and keeps the reader's attention. You love technology, and can comprehend and translate technical jargon like NodeJS, Erlang, ElasticSearch, Redis, etc. into conversational English. You're adept at gathering fodder for marketing communications by talking to technologists, marketers, and users, then identifying the themes, key points, and important vocabulary to use when you sit down to write. You also happen to publish regularly on your own blog, and are on your way to dojo master status at Stackoverflow, Quora, and Twitter. You can also:Write clear, conversational, and technically correct English prose and possess a strong command of grammar, spelling, and style.Nurture curiosity and confidence to gather facts and ask the extra question until you get what you need for a good story.Excel at interpersonal communication and active listening.Get stuff done and quickly earn the trust to do good job without much handholding.

Benefits:
What we offer:Shape the voice of Contentful, a fast-paced SaaS company that’s growing quickly, with exciting technologies and huge scale.Garner responsibility and make a significant impact, instead of being just another cog in a machine.Find a fun, flexible, and diverse place to work, with colleagues from Austria, Canada, US, Russia, Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Norway, England, Germany, Honduras, and more!Liberate fellow writers from the "hell" that page-centric web content management system have us in.Enjoy a significant training budget (money and time) that you can spend on conferences and courses.Pick your own equipment to get the best out of your working days.Enjoy free beers with the team every forthnight (those tasty Berlin microbreweries..., aaah)